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30th Annual World Trade Day
Wednesday, May 20th | Registration Begins at 7:30am
Bryant University | 1150 Douglas Pike, Smithfield, Rhode Island
To Register, CLICK HERE | World Trade Day Homepage
Join U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator, Maria Contreras-Sweet, for World Trade Day 2015 as she keynotes this year’s luncheon. Administrator Contreras-Sweet speech will focus on the importance of small business growth using new markets, and how the SBA can assist them along the way.
Maria Contreras-Sweet became the 24th Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration and a member of President Obama’s Cabinet on April 7, 2014. Prior to her arrival in Washington, Contreras-Sweet founded the first Latino-formed commercial bank in California in more than 35 years. She was the first Latina to hold a state cabinet post in California. As Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, she managed 13 departments, including Caltrans, the California Highway Patrol, the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Financial Institutions.
Contreras-Sweet entered the private sector as the director of public affairs for Westinghouse’s 7-Up/RC Bottling Company. She was a founding director of The California Endowment, a multi-billion dollar philanthropic health foundation, and Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE), a nonprofit dedicated to encouraging Latinas to engage more fully in the democratic process.
Following Administrator Contreras-Sweet’s keynote address, Rhode Governor Gina Raimondo, and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, will host a Regional Governors Panel entitled “Changing Global Dynamics – Opportunities for Economic Growth.” This discussion will focus on the New England economy and what the states in the region can and are doing to support international trade.
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